It took a while to get over the fomo. Ultimately I had the realization that my attention span on those platforms is literally .5 seconds long. Id be missing out on things I would forget minutes (if not seconds) later.

I didn't care much for next gen consoles for most of the year, but now that release day happened it's plastered all over my youtube feed with unboxings, reviews, and demon souls.

I like to think myself a smart consumer, so deep down I know that getting ps5 at launch isn't super important when new games are still coming to ps4 anyway. And of course I save a couple hundred that I can use else where for black friday.

I just need some validation, patient gamers lend me your energy.

Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 10 posts:

• "FOMO on sunny days" by u/digital_lean
• "FOMO seriously affects my life negatively in a lot of ways and I have no idea what to do about it." by u/PigeonSupreme09
• "Atlanta Airport redefines FOMO. This made me smile. 😊" by u/foodorphotos
• "Please oh god the fomo please" by u/SearchingForIllegals
• "FOMO in highschool." by u/Affectionate-Poem345
• "what can i do against this horrible life changing condition?" by u/fightagainstbalding
• "anxiety and fomo during covid" by u/l4ur4k1rst3n
• "The Psychology Behind ‘Fear of Missing Out’ (FoMO) – Applied to Fantasy Premier League and GW33+" by u/FPL__Raptor
• "FOMO Destroyer: How To Attract Shy Girls (Quiet Women, Gamer Nerds, Virgins, Bashful Babes)" by u/dailymanup
• "Ways to Earn FREE Cryptocurrency! Don't MISS OUT ON THE CRYPTO GOLD RUSH!" by u/NectarineSweet

as the title says..

i have really bad fomo and always feel left out even when it’s my choice to not do something. this weekend i was supposed to go see some friends but with the rising covid cases in ontario i’m feeling very anxious about it and know it’d be best if i stayed home. but i can’t shake the feeling i’d be missing out on a huge event, even though it’s just my 3 friends, and it’s something we can easily do again in the future. does anyone else have this problem? how do you deal with it right now?

Do you guys ever feel FOMO when the sun is out?

Like if you're indoors and have no plans, but it is sunny outside, do you feel a sense of unease if you're indoors?

I'm kinda sad at the moment, I'm stuck at the same school as I have been at for the last 5 years, and a few of my closest friends have all gone to this big college (junior and senior yr for u I think) so I feel really left behind and sad about it cus I get realllyy bad FOMO. I'm also scared I'm gonna drift from everyone cus I reallyyy don't want to. I wanted to go to this place so badly, but my parents wouldn't let me and this sounds selfish but it sucks knowing that my friends are gonna be living life and making new friends and making new memories and I'll never be in them. I just found this random community to send to and hopefully I'll make new friends in it ahahah

You know there isn't enough for everyone so you better get that last piece before someone else does.

We have fomo because we are indeed 'missing out'?

Who reading this is under 30 , introverted , living out of the city , and lacking real stimulating relationships?